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Best Translated Book Award 2008

Some of you may know that this is the week we find out which book will win the Best Translated Book of 2008. There are ten finalists in two categories – fiction and poetry. And on February 19 at the stunning Melville House Publishing, we will announce the winner and runners-up. Looking forward to mingling…

Today was the the day for international authors and the talented individuals who translated their works into English to get their well-deserved recognition. Let me say that as part of the panel who had to narrow the list down from twenty-five titles in poetry and fiction to ten titles in each proved painstakingly difficult. There…

Noteworthy I am on the panel for Three Percent that came up with the long list for titles that compose the best translated books of 2008. This doesn’t mean solely the best book or the best translation, but both. There were so many quality books and it was difficult to narrow it down to twenty-five.…